jennifer morgue – Moe Lane

Book of the Week: Juggler of Worlds.

And so we say goodbye to The Jennifer Morgue, and welcome Juggler of Worlds, which finally made it to paperback, and which was a quite enjoyable read into the backstory of Larry Niven’s Known Space stories. Sufficiently so that I’m going to have to go read Flatlander again.

Looking for something to read? (Charles Stross)

(Today’s guy: Charles Stross)

If you’re the sort of person who thinks that mixing higher mathematics, spy fiction, and the Cthulhu Mythos is kind of cool… well, you’ve probably already read The Atrocity Archives and The Jennifer Morgue. On the other hand, if the idea’s never actually occurred to you before, or you’re just looking for a good couple of books, you should pick these two up. Stross is a fun writer with a good eye for combining horror and science fiction; his alternate histories (the most developed being the Merchant Princes series; a couple of good ones can be found in his short story collection Toast) are likewise well-conceived. The space opera that he’s done has not really reeled me in as much, but there’s nothing wrong with it; I’m just more of a E. E. “Doc” Smith type.